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  • Larger offerings of cattle, both via the saleyards and in slaughter terms, indicates how the beef industry is moving towards cyclical production highs in the cattle cycle this year.

  • Slightly softer saleyard yardings out of Queensland in Q1 2025 suggest numbers are yet to fully present in the saleyards this year for Queensland.

  • Forward bids and offers on the StoneX Cattle Swap have risen to less of an extent than the spot market.

  • Larger offerings of cattle, both via the saleyards and in slaughter terms, indicates how the beef industry is movin...

In what can only be described as widespread, season defining rains for most of Australia’s key cattle regions, these falls (oth...

Australia’s once strong grass-fed bullock focussed production system has experienced rapid change in the past decade. The 2013-...

Cattle supply starts 2025 strong despite volatility, with quality and price risk management becoming key factors for the beef i...

On Tuesday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Q4 2024 slaughter and production data, providing a full pict...

  • Large cattle supplies in 2025 and stable to softer producer confidence limiting major upside in cattle prices this ...

  • 2024 capped a strong year for the lamb market, and reaffirmed Australia’s position as ...

  • Feed lotters and northern buyers are dominating the weaner sales, with a distinct lack of local southern interest t...

  • MLA’s latest SPIS report, direct from producers indicates the significant influence larger sheep producers have on ...

  • Australia’s cattle herd from my perspective isn’t in liquidation, rather it's making way for younger, more producti...

  • The weight of mutton slaughter has ably supported record monthly mutton export volumes while p...
  • The upcoming 2024-25 weaner sales are set to begin soon, likely operating under different conditions compared to pr...

  • Restocker-to-trade lamb discounts present significant trading opportunities this spring.

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Year-to-date cattle supply from MLA’s National Livestock Reporting Service (NLRS) reported saleyards indicates that cattle supp...

  • WA sheep and wool producer sentiment is driving a reduction in flock size as producers shift to broadacre cropping....

So far in 2024, the cattle market has remained relatively stable in price terms, that said movements of 20% or more in values w...

In what can only be described as widespread, season defining rains for most of Australia’s key cattle regions, these falls (other than those flooded) are going to deliver an exceptional 2025 for many producers and big numbers of cattle.
Discover the transformative impact of the 2013-2015 drought on Australia's beef industry and the shift from grass-fed to grain-fed cattle production.
Cattle supply starts 2025 strong despite volatility, with quality and price risk management becoming key factors for the beef industry amid geopolitical and environmental uncertainties.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released Q4 2024 slaughter and production data, offering a complete view of the year’s beef production. Ripley Atkinson shares his insights.
StoneX's 2025 Australian Cattle Market Outlook predicts a growing herd, increased slaughter rates, and robust beef production, with stable cattle prices influenced by supply and demand dynamics.
There was record lamb slaughter, record production and subsequently record lamb exports in 2024. Ripley Atkinson shares his thoughts on what's ahead in 2025.
Ripley Atkinson reports on the strong start to 2025 weaner sales with feedlotters and northern buyers dominating, heifer prices discounted, and clear weight-based buying trends emerging.
2024 mutton slaughter set for an 18-year high, with significant insights from MLA's SPIS report on sheep and lamb market trends.
Ripley Atkinson says Australia's cattle herd is not liquidating but evolving, with younger, more productive females joining the herd, driven by strong cow prices and improved management practices.

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